Tripura polls on February 14, Meghalaya and Nagaland on February 23

NEW DELHI: Assembly polls in Tripura will be held on February 14 and in Meghalaya and Nagaland it will be held on February 23. The results will be declared on February 28, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Friday.

CEC VS Sampath said with the announcement of schedule for the two-phase poll in the northeastern states and bypolls in various states, the model code of conduct will be in operation with immediate effect and EC will keep a strict vigil on any violation of the code.

The notification for Tripura polls will be issued on January 21 and for Meghalaya and Nagaland on January 30. All the three state assemblies have 60 seats each. While 10 are reserved for SCs and 20 for STs in Tripura, 55 assembly seats are reserved for STs in Meghalaya and 59 in Nagaland, the EC said. The last date for filing of nominations in Tripura is January 28 and after scrutiny the next day, the last date for withdrawal of candidatures is January 31.

For Meghalaya and Nagaland, the last date for filing of nominations is February 6 and after scrutiny the next day, the last date for withdrawal is February 9.